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An L.A. Times reader draws a parallel between bans on social media platforms and the way that comic books were vilified decades ago.

'In difficult times, strengthening families should be recognized as progress, not reframed as exclusion,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'Out of those 800,000 high school athletes, how many are going to care about losing a junior varsity volleyball game a year from now, whether or not a trans player participated?,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'In his response to the State of the Union, [Sen. Alex] Padilla called for a nation where its government does not dehumanize immigrants, and I agree. The nation is quickly coming to terms with this too,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

Perhaps young adults need to do as the boomers did: Get real and work harder.

What is imagined as calibrated pressure in Washington could easily be perceived as an existential threat in Tehran.

Even just days after his own conservative Supreme Court reprimanded him for trying to take over lawmakers' role, the president was unashamed of his power grabs.

'I was 9 years old when I was diagnosed with measles. ... I didn't experience the possible brain damage, loss of sight or, for some, loss of life. But I remember even now, 70 years later, how ill I was,' writes an L.A. Times reader ...

'Don't be stupid. Don't let good intentions splinter the Democratic primary vote for governor,' writes an L.A. Times reader.

'A restaurant owner shouldn't impose a 20% service charge on diners to compensate dishwashers simply because they tend to earn less than waiters,' writes an L.A. Times reader.